Quick and pointless – a list of Japanese smileys. They don’t exactly say a thousand words, but they’re definitely useful for text messages. Writing in Japanese is, as you’ve probably guessed, pretty difficult. My phone has auto-complete, but even so I often make lots of mistakes. With judicious use of smileys, at least my Japanese friends know what I mean, if not what I’m saying! As the site says,Let’s enjoy the variation of Japanese Smileys!